NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Des Moines, IA

5,538 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Des Moines, 2nd of 215 Iowa cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 434, 8% of the city's records, against 5% across Iowa. Page 111 of 111.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Des Moines

  1. Clinical Social Worker434
  2. Pharmacist326
  3. Mental Health Counselor316
  4. Family Medicine Physician292
  5. Internal Medicine Physician226
  6. Physical Therapist204
  7. Social Worker198
  8. Physician Assistant179

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Des Moines in Iowa

  • Rank in Iowa2nd of 215 cities by records
  • Share of the state11.6% of Iowa's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups19.4% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank1st of the 10 Iowa cities with the most

Compared with Iowa as a whole, Des Moines has 2.4× the state's share of hospitalist physician records and 0.62× its share of occupational therapist records.

Providers in Des Moines, alphabetically

  1. Julianne Yost, NPNurse Practitioner1780932681
  2. William Yost, MDInternal Medicine Physician1841277910
  3. Breanna Young, LMHCMental Health Counselor1285031880
  4. Brittan YoungSocial Worker1932305471
  5. Christine YoungClinical Social Worker1104173921
  6. Elizabeth YoungMarriage & Family Therapist1417125402
  7. Jennifer Young, PHARMDPharmacist1598032542
  8. Lauren Young, DOPsychiatry Physician1538711619
  9. Mark Young, MDInternal Medicine Physician1821226093
  10. Michelle Young, MA, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1104111202
  11. Philip Young, D.D.S.Dentist1679602825
  12. Sheryl Young, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1518911866
  13. William Young, M.D.Neuroradiology Physician1922096353
  14. Christine Young-Denny, MS PTPhysical Therapist1437279049
  15. Debra Younger, MHCMental Health Counselor1831525468
  16. David Yount, D.P.M.Foot Surgery Podiatrist1003801408
  17. Julie Yount, ARNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1912709742
  18. David Yurdin, P.A.Physician Assistant1952459463
  19. Amy Yuska, DNP, RN, CPNP-PCNurse Practitioner1811372238
  20. Wendy Zadeh, MDNeurology Physician1194703074
  21. Ethan ZagerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932976586
  22. Hazim Zaghloul, M.D.Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician1285946566
  23. Allen Zagoren, D.O.Surgery Physician1699727453
  24. Tyler Zahrli, MDPsychiatry Physician1831758655
  25. Samira Zamani, RBTBehavior Technician1669335048
  26. Chelsey Zanga, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1962118455
  27. Kalvin Zee, DOSurgery Physician1235873480
  28. Andrew Zeff, MDHospitalist Physician1093824211
  29. Danah Zepeda, LMHC, CADCMental Health Counselor1164721551
  30. Katherine ZerullClinical Social Worker1639426455
  31. Aiman ZiaPediatrics Physician1104751106
  32. Keri Zieman, ARNPNurse Practitioner1790200236
  33. Megan ZimmerPharmacist1316552326
  34. Thomas Zisko, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1851441596
  35. Frederica Zuerner, LISWClinical Social Worker1235241365
  36. Jessica Zuzga-Reed, DOPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1932310117
  37. Heidi Zwick, LMSWSocial Worker1710112099
  38. Katheryn Zychowski, RNRegistered Nurse1730048786

The largest Iowa cities

  1. Iowa City7,163
  2. Cedar Rapids2,949
  3. West Des Moines2,201
  4. Davenport2,058
  5. Waterloo1,512

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How to read this directory

Des Moines, Iowa appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,538 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Des Moines - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Des Moines practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Des Moines is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (434 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 326 and Mental Health Counselor with 316). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Iowa's population, Des Moines reports roughly 172.7 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

Of Iowa's most common specialties, Chiropractor is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Des Moines practice address, a coverage gap Des Moines patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Des Moines patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Des Moines, IA?

There are 5,538 registered healthcare providers in Des Moines, IA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Des Moines?

The most common specialties in Des Moines are Clinical Social Worker, Pharmacist, Mental Health Counselor, Family Medicine Physician, Internal Medicine Physician. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 434.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.